Post by docfester on Apr 15, 2014 20:05:34 GMT
After many months of looking at the superb builds on this forum I have eventually taken the plunge and actually lifted a spade in anger. Like so many people I have lurked in the background trying to absorb as much information about constructing a WFO and finally taking my first tentative steps. So to begin with I'm a bit of a rookie when it comes to bricklaying so no sniggering at the back..... Thought it only right to share my build as so many helpful builds on the forum have inspired me.
The proposed location being the corner of the patio and I'm thinking of a pompeii clad in brick with the inner dome and floor constructed with fire brick.
After the first day I had the slab down
Sorry no progress shots as it was getting pretty late when this was finished. The base had hardcore then a layer of sand, closely followed by a DPC, plenty of rebar and then the muck. The slab is around 1600mm square and although I have no game plan to the size of the oven I hope this will be large enough.
Last week I made a start with block work and thought I would also clad this in brick at the same time. Maybe the wrong way to construct as most builders seem to leave this until the oven is finished, but thought I would get less ear ache if the build looks semi-finished as I go....
Both the blocks and brick have a DPC and the intention is to re-lay the patio slabs up to the brick.
So this is the progress so far after some dodgy bricklaying and pointing (the fish pond in the background is not my handywork and just there mocking me!). Next up will be the front arch and then deciding just how high I should make the wall before the slab goes on top? I know the final hearth needs to be elbow height so thinking the lintel and possibly another 2 layers of brick should bring it up to around the right height? The intention is concrete slab, insulation blocks on the flat and fire bricks.
Cheers
Pete
The proposed location being the corner of the patio and I'm thinking of a pompeii clad in brick with the inner dome and floor constructed with fire brick.
After the first day I had the slab down
Sorry no progress shots as it was getting pretty late when this was finished. The base had hardcore then a layer of sand, closely followed by a DPC, plenty of rebar and then the muck. The slab is around 1600mm square and although I have no game plan to the size of the oven I hope this will be large enough.
Last week I made a start with block work and thought I would also clad this in brick at the same time. Maybe the wrong way to construct as most builders seem to leave this until the oven is finished, but thought I would get less ear ache if the build looks semi-finished as I go....
Both the blocks and brick have a DPC and the intention is to re-lay the patio slabs up to the brick.
So this is the progress so far after some dodgy bricklaying and pointing (the fish pond in the background is not my handywork and just there mocking me!). Next up will be the front arch and then deciding just how high I should make the wall before the slab goes on top? I know the final hearth needs to be elbow height so thinking the lintel and possibly another 2 layers of brick should bring it up to around the right height? The intention is concrete slab, insulation blocks on the flat and fire bricks.
Cheers
Pete